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justalittlebluetiefling · 2 years ago

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One coaching challenge I'm running into is that we have an 11th grader on the team who is incredibly advanced. Like, so far above everyone else's skill level it's unreal. And her goal is to dance at a D1 college, which means that I've been watching technique videos for the last two weeks (and I'm nowhere near done) to try and find anything to help her keep leveling up.

The bright side of this whole experience is that I have run into SO many helpful notes to give my intermediate dancers to make sure they keep progressing, too.

#it feels like i've only got 1 year to make her feel prepared for college auditions even though she's still got 2 more years of high school #like at the dance camp we had last month #the instructors told her they think she could make a team like boise state #which is a HUGE deal because they're incredibly competitive #but like she's so far beyond anyone in the room skill-wise (coach and dancer) that trying to keep her progressing requires so much research #also her ego about the whole thing is so nonexistent so it makes it easy to spend all this time lol #i can tell she feels like she's not progressing though #which means i'm over here frantically googling: advanced stretching techniques and advanced leap technique and back flexibility routines #and how to keep progressing oversplits and ankle strength exercises #she's the sweetest kid i just want her to feel like she's getting something out of this experience #my coaching adventures

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